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by maxklein 5512 days ago
I have many products that make more than $1000 a month. Tip - use the app stores to cut away the pain of having to market to users through vague means. App stores are a godsend if you are a good developer but bad marketer.
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Would you care to elaborate on which app stores. I can see how people can make money developing mobile apps, but is it possible to get a decent revenue from say Chrome Webstore.
Mac app store, android app store. Windows App store is coming soon, but till then, locations like download.com
For download.com, are you suggesting shareware?
Could you give examples?
But that wouldn't be a web app. How about a web app? Anything else other than AppSumo?
Why must it be a web app? To me web apps are only useful for a specific sort of software, not for all types of software. People who want everything to be web apps are just mentally inflexible.

The app store for web apps is twitter and facebook.

> Why must it be a web app?

Because that was the original question asked, as well as the topic here. Stay on topic, stay on topic.

I might be wrong but you might be splitting hair here. What I read was:

"Is it hard to write a small piece of software and sell it over the web so I can make 1k per month to pay my bills"

I don't know where you read that. Here is the question:

"Is it hard to build, market and maintain a web app that makes at least $1000 a month? For a single, skilled web developer."

You might consider that splitting hairs, but I think the question was quite clear, and very precise. Basically, he's interested in capitalizing on an existing skill set and wondering about the business side of things.

You could go the Google Chrome Web Store route.
Give my new store a try - http://laughingcomputer.com
Offtopic I know, but this comment is exactly the type where seeing points on comments would be really useful. As it stands, I won't click this link because I have no idea if it's worth it, or worse some kind of scam.
You can look at my profile, other comments and submissions to know im not spamming.
For what it's worth, it's "an online retail store for digial goods" and it says "WARNING: If you don't like profits, this is not for you!!!"